Palin: out with the “in”-crowd
I’ve got a new article up at Pajamas Media. It’s my latest take on the function of Palin-hatred.
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Judd Gregg for President!
I’d like to start a movement: Judd Gregg for President in 2012. Seriously. The only problem is, I’m not at all sure Gregg wants the honor. He’s on record as intending to retire from the Senate in 2010, and hasn’t … Continue reading →
Spambot of the day
How thoughtful. I don’t know if I agree with you here. While you do make an excellent point, I do not believe you have really given a large amount of thought to the other side of the argument. Maybe I … Continue reading →
Obama and his inner circle: the alter egos
This piece about the influence of Obama’s inner circle of Chicago-based advisers is good. But like many articles on the subject, it somewhat misses the point. Axelrod, Gibbs, Jarrett, and Emanuel are not just random aides who have led Obama … Continue reading →
Obama vs. Boehner: this is how a narcissist responds to disagreement
Once more Obama poses as victim: it’s those mean old Republicans, out to get me! Obama is determined to paint the Republicans as the obstructionist bad guys, and he says it’s personal rather than about any sort of principle. If … Continue reading →
Policy on personal altercations in the comments section
[NOTE: This is a slightly edited version of a post I’ve written before. Nothing I say in this post refers to bona fide political discussions and disagreements. But I’ve noticed an increase in personal attacks and infighting between/among commenters on … Continue reading →
Coming soon to a school near you?
Here’s an interesting article by commenter Geoffrey Britain. And it ties somewhat into this piece of news. Stop the Gramscian march through the schools!
Continue reading →An alternate theory of Obama
We spend an awful lot of time wondering what’s really going on inside Obama’s mind. What motivates him? Is he a committed ideologue or a front for something else? This comment by SteveG regarding Obama and Holder’s decisions in the … Continue reading →
House Republicans reply: your move, Mr. President
In the chess game between the parties, Obama has proposed televised bipartisan health care talks, and the House Republicans have countered with a rather nice gambit of their own. Check. Your move, President Obama.
Continue reading →Dionne: “finish the kitchen”
I would like to point out to E.J. Dionne that his analogy falls flat when he approvingly quotes Rep. Jay Inslee comparing health care reform legislation to a kitchen renovation: …[Inslee] recounted all the grief he and his family went … Continue reading →
Krauthammer: on Obama’s internationalism
We’ve been so focused on Obama’s domestic decisions and their terrible effects that it’s easy to forget how bad his foreign policy has been. But Charles Krauthammer is determined to make us remember what he refers to as “the depths … Continue reading →
Is Holder about to be tossed?
In this post’s comment thread there was a discussion of whether President Obama is making some room under that crowded bus for his Attorney General Eric Holder. Jennifer Rubin has written a piece speculating that this might indeed be the … Continue reading →